I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we play music from electric guitar player Marnie Stern And answer a question from China about writer Toni Morrison But first, we tell about some special sales of cars and other former possessions of one of the Beatles mos

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Arif Mardin (far right) and his classmates, at VOA in the early 1960s. Grammy-award winning producer Arif Mardin died in 2006 after being diagnosed with cancer a year earlier. Now, four years after his death -- and through a loving tribute by his son

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The first album of music from Chuck Berry in thirty-eight years is released this week, three months after his death. The album, called Chuck, has 10 songs, including eight written by Berry. A family affair The album has new songs that he had been wri

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By Bernie Bernard After a wait of nearly 40 years, founding Beach Boys member Brian Wilson has released Smile, an album he refers to as his masterpiece. Since the late-1960s, Brian has battled depress

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By Doug Levine Washington 19 August 2007 One of the many thousands who lost their homes and belongings to Hurricane Katrina was New Orleans music legend and lifelong resident Fats Domino. Although it's been nearly two years since Katrina devastated t

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BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. Rounder Records is an independent music company celebrating its fortieth anniversary. Rounder is a major label that specializes in roots music, including bluegrass an

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Ariana Grande Album Is No 'Problem' Im Caty Weaver. The first three albums on Billboard magazines Top 200 best-selling albums list this week represent three major music styles. The young singer Ariana Grande tops the list with her new pop record My E

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Twenty-nine years after the death of reggae star Bob Marley, musicians around the world continue to celebrate his music. A new tribute album to Bob Marley features performers from six different countries. While the nine-member band Funkadesi is based

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Latest Billy Ray Cyrus Album Salutes US Troops Throughout his two-decade career, Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus has honored U.S. soldiers with his music. I'm American, is his latest patriotic salute to our troops. Billy Ray Cyrus says the inspiration

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New Barry Manilow Album Explores Consequences of Fame Andy Warhol once said, In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.? Pop crooner Barry Manilow explores the perils of life in the spotlight on his new album, 15 Minutes. Barry Mani

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Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour gets a little help from his friends, namely some of the world's greatest guitar players, on his new album, 6 String Theory. Lee's all-star showcase is a celebration of the instrument he mastered more than a

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Will Smith's New Album / Meet a Child Helping Other Children Deal with Difficulty / Popular State Park By Nancy Steinbach,Lawan Davis Broadcast: Friday, April 08, 2005 (MUSIC) DOUG J

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Last year, Gloriana had the best-selling single by a new Country act with Wild At Heart. The track sold more than 350,000 copies, and led their self-titled debut album to a Top 5 entry on both the Country and Billboard 200 charts. Gloriana features b

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BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. singer Kelly Clarkson has to delay the release of her fifth album untill Spetember 2011, according to media reports Thursday. I recently found out that my album won't be coming out until September ....the album h

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BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- His skin-fit purple jeans, black T-shirt, that hangs loosely on his strong frame, leather bracelets, and huge finger ring scream the rebellious spirit of a rock singer. But when Vanness Wu begins to talk about his new

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BEIJING March 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Lady Gaga, American top singer and songwriter, was scheduled(预期) to release her new album Born This Way on May 23, according to a MTV news report. The upcoming(即将来临的) album was described by Lady Gaga as a

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Mando-pop diva A-Mei Zhang has hit the promotion tour in Beijing for her newly-released album Story Thief. Beyond Story Thief, A-Mei Zhang is also suggesting that another cut, Full Name, may well be one of the hits off her 19th album. Many netizens h

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Stefanie Sun releases new album Singaporean songstress Stefanie Sun is back with a new studio album, A Dancing Van Gogh. It has been more than 3 years since the release of her last album. A Dancing Van Gogh contains a total of 10 songs. The final tra

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Chinese pop singer Chen Chusheng has released a new album based on a recording of his live concert that he held last year. A recording of a live concert would inevitably mix the sounds from all microphones. This means a lot of post-production works,

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BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- His skin-fit purple jeans, black T-shirt, that hangs loosely on his strong frame, leather bracelets, and huge finger ring scream the rebellious spirit of a rock singer. But when Vanness Wu begins to talk about his new

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